intersect
To cut into or betweenTo cut into or between; to cut or cross mutually; to divide into parts.
» Parallel lines don't intersect each other.
Параллельные прямые не пересекаются.
Параллельные линии между собой не пересекаются.
Meaning
2 senses(ambitransitive)To cut into or between; to cut or cross mutually; to divide into parts.
Parallel lines don't intersect.
Any two diameters of a circle intersect each other at the centre.
sich schneiden
Of two sets, to have at least one element in common.
sich schneiden
- meet at a point
Examples
8 sentencesParallel lines don't intersect each other.
ruПараллельные прямые не пересекаются.
The two roads intersect there.
The two streets intersect at right angles.
Parallel lines do not intersect each other.
ruПараллельные прямые не пересекаются.
All the numbered streets intersect this one.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Latin intersecare (“to cut between, cut off”), from inter (“between”) + secare (“to cFrom Latin intersecare (“to cut between, cut off”), from inter (“between”) + secare (“to cut”).
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Forms
intersects, intersecting, intersected, intersected| Base form | intersect · to intersect |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | intersects |
| Present participle | intersecting |
| Past simple | intersected |
| Past participle | intersected |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
1 synonyms- meet at a point:cross
Word family
13 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle